Where does “sterten” come from?

sterten (Middle English) comes from Old English styrtan, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

sterten (Middle English): to leap; to start; to begin

Definitions

  1. to leap; to start; to begin

Ancestry of “sterten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstyrtanto leap up, start
2Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “sterten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan →Every word from Old English styrtan →